Bruny Island - lunawanna-alonnah field guide

Bruny Island
The Bruny Island Online Field guide is a special project that is progressively ‘crowd-sourcing’ a rich, beautiful and comprehensive presentation of the natural history of Bruny Island, its varied stories, conservation needs and how to see, connect and learn about this extraordinary place.

The Bruny field guide will include but not be limited to:

  • How to see and connect with the natural beauty and landscapes of Bruny Island – including comprehensive walking, cycling, kayaking and location notes
  • Rich, varied and beautiful articles and stories about varying aspects of Bruny Island’s natural history
  • Varied and detailed information about the extraordinary plants and animals found on Bruny island
  • The conservation needs and projects of Bruny Island and people and groups working on them
  • The rich long human connection with Bruny Island / lunawanna-alonnah

The goal of the project is to nurture a loving connection between people and the wondrous beauty of Bruny, to inspire a community of stewards deeply committed to the island’s long-term protection.

Bruny Articles
Rich and varied stories of Bruny Island's natural history
Bruny Guide trail results
Comprehensive listing of walking trails, kayaking, camping, cycling and natural features
Bruny Conservation
Bruny Island's conservation needs
Forty Spotted Pardalote Bruny Tas Kim Murray
Bruny Island's extraordinary species. Image: Forty Spotted Pardalote, Kim Murray
Cloudy Bay with kids
The rich long human connection with Bruny - lunawanna-alonnah
Why Bruny / lunawanna-alonnah? Because this an extraordinary microcosm of the natural beauty and diversity of planet Earth, and the relationship between people and the land.

Bruny Island is a globally significant haven for birdlife, home to some of the world’s rarest birds – including the Forty-Spotted Pardalote, the Swift Parrot and the majestic Wedge-Tailed Eagle.

Bruny hosts wonderfully intact and diverse landscapes, including grasslands, grand forests, sub-alpine rainforests, coastal shrubs, rich and magical marine habitats and long wild stretches of coastline.

Bruny island’s varied coastline, rocky reefs and sandy gulches provide home and habitat to marine life as diverse as leatherjacket and flathead fishes, to Crayfish, Little Penguins and migratory whales.

The island’s human history extends back 40,000 years, with layers of continuous human connection with, love for and relationship to this land.

Swift Parrots in Hollows Rob Blakers
A global haven for birdlife. Image: Swift Parrots, Rob Blakers
Who? This project is open to anyone who has a love for, knowledge of or special connection with the landscapes, wildlife and natural values of Bruny Island / lunawanna-alonnah.

The Bruny Island online field guide is being coordinated by the Bruny Island Environment Network, Inala Nature Tours/Inala Foundation, and nature platform, Kuno.

The Bruny Island online field guide has a growing group of incredible people who are contributing writing, articles, interviews and photography to make this a rich and beautiful resource for the public, including but not limited to:

  • Zoologist, experienced naturalist and founder of Inala Nature Tours, Dr Tonia Cochran
  • Bird experts and ecologists Dr Karen Dick, Dr Eric Woehler, Dr Cat Young and Dr Andrew Hingston
  • Specialist ecology guide Cat Davidson
  • Local naturalists and conservationists James Bunker and Bob Graham
  • Experienced photojournalist and nature advocate Dan Broun
  • National bird advocates Lyndal Wilson and Andrew Hunter from BirdLife Australia
  • Local GP, conservationist and author of Tarkine Trails Dr Phill Pullinger
How can you help?

Become a contributing author and add an article, species listing, trail, story or gallery to the guide to help make it as rich, deep and beautiful a guide as possible

Sponsor the guide with a direct financial sponsorship towards the guide or by donating a ‘prize’ to the Bruny field guide crowdfunding campaign

Chip in to the Bruny field guide crowdfunding campaign to help bring this project to life.

Sublime Bruny Island Warwick Berry
"Sublime", Bruny Island. Image: Warwick Berry

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